BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Two Russian cargo planes were tracked en route to the Syrian province of Latakia, where they will deliver new equipment to the Hmeimim Airbase.
According to the website Flight Radar 24, one Russian IL-76 strategic airlifter and Tu-154M were en route to Syria from Russia this week.
The arrival of these heavy cargo planes to Syria comes at the same time that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing to launch a large-scale offensive in the northwestern part of the country.
Typically, when the Syrian military is about to launch an offensive, the Russian Armed Forces deliver new equipment to the Hmeimim Airport to support this operation.
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